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Maria Vega Fharas Sandoval The Magic of Thinking Big What exactly is The Magic of Thinking Big about

? This book does not actually have a traditional story frame with main and secondary characters. WhatSchwartzdoes through out the book is that He puts in every chapter many practical ideas, concepts, techniques and quizzes in order to trigger his audience to think big. In order to make these lessons more comprehensible he gives real life examples of how certain concepts and actions led someone to success or how the absence of these concepts guided to the failure of someone. ´Look at things not as they are, but as they can be. Visualization adds value to everything. A big thinker always visualizes what can be done in the future. He isn't stuck with the present. ´-David J. Schwartz This quote can sum up the core essence of ´The Magic of Thinking Bigµ which is that your view on specific things in life not only affect; they actually determine how things turn out to be. In other words the way you think about things reflect in how effective you are in every area of your life The author says in page 76 ´Probably the greatest human weakness is self deprecation that is, selling oneself short. µ This is something I had never thought of but it is so true! Humans are always looking at their faults instead of their virtues and that creates a low self-esteem, which leads to a less confident person. People reflect what they think of themselves therefore if you want to have a higher chance to be successful you have to work in your self worth and in your positive thinking skills. People have to change their thinking patterns to get the things they really want such as a higher income, financial security, and a better satisfaction in life. The book then talks about three diseases that most human being have. These are: Procrastination, excuse-itis and detail-itis. These separate

humans that actually excel in meeting their goals and those who don·t. Excuse-itisis the disease of the choosing a ¶worthy· excuse. Furthermore after a time using an excuse you end up believing that the barriers you set for yourself are the reason you have not progressed. You need to learn how to be immune to these type of excuses in order to become a successful person. Avoid being a petty thinker. Remember Action cures Fear. Furthermoredetail-its is the disease of focusing in minor details and putting aside the big picture. Last but not least we see ´Procrastinationµ which is the opposite of one of his key principles, which is ´Stick-ability.µ Stick -bility is the capacity to stick with things until they are completed done. ´Excellent ideas are not enough. An only fair idea acted upon, and developed, is 100 percent better than a terrific idea that dies because it isn't followed up,µ(212) If you try to focus, even if some jobs are tedious, you will be much more efficient and productive because you will get things done. Schwartz develops hundreds of concepts that if you follow they will make your daily life much more productive and they will lead you to the realization of your goals and dreams.These concepts include dreaming creatively, being experimental, using goals to promote growth, being confident of yourself, thinking like a leader, and only having positive thoughts in your memory bank. I love how Schwartz ends his book by saying ´There is room for doing everything better. Nothing in this world is being done as well as it could be. And when you think, "I can do better," ways to do better will appear. Thinking "I can do better" switches on your creative power.µ (302) He illustrates a great point with this quote, which sums up all of his teachings, he want to inspire his readers to try to avoid being mediocre. People should make and effort to excel in every aspect of one·s life. ´A wise man will be master of his mind, A fool will be its slave.µ(302)